Isaiah Chapter 44 verse 18 Holy Bible
They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
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They have no knowledge or wisdom; for he has put a veil over their eyes, so that they may not see; and on their hearts, so that they may not give attention.
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They have no knowledge, and understand not; for he hath plastered their eyes, that they may not see; and their hearts, that they may not understand.
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They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
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They don't know, neither do they consider: for he has shut their eyes, that they can't see; and their hearts, that they can't understand.
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They have not known, nor do they understand, For He hath daubed their eyes from seeing, Their heart from acting wisely.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - They have not known nor understood. The cause of all this folly is a Minding of the understanding, divinely caused in the way of punishment, on account of their having wilfully closed their eyes to the truth. Because they "did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate (or, undistinguishing) mind" (Romans 1:28; comp. Isaiah 29:10). He hath shut; or, One hath shut. But the reference is in either case to God. The word translated "shut" means literally "plastered" or "smeared."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) He hath shut their eyes.--Better, their eyes are smeared over. The state described is the judicial blindness of Romans 1:20-25. It will be remembered that blindness thus inflicted was one of the tortures of Eastern cruelty.